Vehicle Into Building On February 28th, 2020 at approximately 10:00 Westminster Fire Department was alerted to a vehicle into a building at 8120 Sheridan Blvd. Crews arrived to a one vehicle into a building with one patient needing extrication, and transported emergent to a local hospital with unknown injuries. No other information is available at this time. Units on Scene: …
Arvada Apartment Fire At 19:02 on February 27th, 2020 Arvada Fire Protection District with auto-aid from West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire in the 5900 block of Pierce St. Battalion 52 arrived to a three-story apartment building with working fire in the offensive strategy and in command. Engine 51 arrived and established their own water supply, pulled a line in …
Denver Structure Fire At 05:37 on February 24th, 2020 Denver Fire Department was alerted to a commercial structure fire at Rest La Chupaflor, 11 E. Louisiana Ave. in Platt Park. Engine 16 & Truck 16 arrived with smoke showing from all the eves and the roof of a one-story commercial structure. Engine 16 pulled an attack line in with Truck …
Colorado Springs MVA At approximately 16:35 on February 23rd, 2020 Colorado Springs Fire Department & Cimarron Hills Fire Department were jointly dispatched to a traffic accident at N. Powers Blvd. at Palmer Park Blvd. Crews arrived to a 4 vehicle with trapped parties. Once en route, dispatch advised a party was possibly trapped and another patient was unconscious. Ladder 1331 then …
Greeley Vehicle vs House At 01:57 on February 23rd, 2020 Greeley Fire Department Ladder 5 was dispatched to a service call for a water leak in a kitchen in the 1600 block of 44th Ave. Ct. Upon arrival Ladder 5 found a vehicle that had struck the house and was inside the kitchen. The vehicle was unoccupied. Crews shut off …
Polar Plunge 2020 The 2020 Aurora Polar Plunge and 5K was held at Aurora Reservoir on February 22nd, 2020. Hundreds of locals braved the frigid temperatures in order to take the Plunge. Proceeds from the event benefit Special Olympics Colorado. The crews of Aurora Fire Rescue Ladder 5 and Engine 10 were on hand to oversee the Plunge and keep …
Arvada Deck Fire At 12:34 on February 22nd, 2020 Arvada Fire Protection District with auto-aid from West Metro Fire Rescue responded to possible structure fire in the 5300 block of Dover St. Engine 51 arrived to a working deck fire on the Charlie side, and started fire attack with Medic 51, and Rescue 52 arrived and started primary search. Battalion 52 arrived …
Aurora Gas Leak At approximately 11:45 on February 21st, 2020 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to a hazardous materials incident outside a multi-family residence at 15065 E. Louisiana Drive. Firefighters arrived on scene and determined a contractor working in one of the driveways dug into an underground gas line. Firefighters set up two hose lines, evacuated the neighboring buildings, and secured the …
Engine 9 Christening West Metro Fire Rescue dedicated the new Engine 9 with a christening in downtown Morrison on February 22nd, 2020. Engine 9 is the first engine to be christen with the bucket brigade to the wash down and dry, and went into service. The symbolism for the bucket brigade: water from the old engine being poured into the new. For …
Adams County Animal Rescue At 18:51 on February 21st, 2020 Adams County Fire Rescue responded to a animal rescue at 6250 Federal Blvd. at the Mobile Gardens. Engine 12 arrived and rescued a puppy that got his head stuck in a unplugged electric fireplace flue in a mobile home. Firefighters took the back of the fireplace out, and with the …
Loveland House Fire At approximately 15:13 on February 21st, 2020 Loveland Fire Rescue Authority was dispatched to the 2000 block of Dove Creek Court in Loveland on the report of a fire in a multi-family structure. Engine 42 arrived to a 2-story multi-family structure with smoke showing from the garage assumed command and conducted a 360. Engine 42 pulled a …
South Metro MVA Tech Rescue At 14:32 on February 21st, 2020 South Metro Fire Rescue & Castle Rock Fire Rescue responded to a MVA with possible extrication at the Cielo at Castle Pines, 485 W. Happy Canyon Rd. Engine 39 arrived to a single-vehicle teetering on the edge of an embankment and started the investigation. Crews reported that the 2 …
Evergreen 2nd Alarm House Fire At 09:54 on February 20th, 2020 JeffCom alerted Evergreen Fire Rescue to a structure fire in the 7500 block of Gartner Rd. in the North Turkey Creek area. Crews arrived to a fully involved three-story walk out basement residential with heavy fire showing from the Alpha-Bravo sides and started defensive strategy. The fire was upgraded to …
South Adams Landfill Fire At 15:37 on February 20th, 2020 South Adams County Fire Department responded to a possible outside fire near E. 88th Ave. & Tower Rd. Truck 28 advised that smoke showing from the station and Bureau 23 had visible flames from E. 96th Ave. & Tower Rd. and the call was upgraded to a working structure fire. …
Clifton Chimney Fire At approximately 12:00 on February 20th, 2020 the Clifton Fire Protection District was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire in the area 3400 F ¾ Rd. Engine 21 and Truck 21 enroute requested an additional engine from Palisade Fire Protection District due to the proximity to the Town of Palisade and water supply. Engine 21 arrived …
Dan Moran Memorial The community, family, friends and fellow first responders honored West Metro Fire Rescue Firefighter/Paramedic Dan Moran on February 17th, 2020. Nearly a thousand people attended the memorial service at the church with many more lined up along the procession route from Station 13 in Ken Caryl to the Red Rocks Church in Arvada. Moran passed away on …
Clifton Brush Fire At approximately 11:00 on February 17th, 2020 Clifton Fire Protection District received reports of a working brush fire in the area of the Riverfront Trail off of 32 ½ Rd. & D Rd. The fire was held to less than an acre and was called under control at 13:00. The cause is under investigation. Units on Scene: …
Vehicle Into Building At 09:10 on February 17th, 2020 South Metro Fire Rescue responded to a call for a car into a building at 51 W. Dry Creek Ct. in Littleton. When crews arrived on scene, they found a car had crashed through the front doors of The Boardroom Sports Bar & Steakhouse. The car was still running inside the …
Engine 4 In Service Ceremony Grand Junction Fire Department held a traditional in-service ceremony for the new Engine 4 on February 14th, 2020. The new engine is a 2019 Pierce Enforcer with 500 gallons of water and 1250 gpm pump with foam. The engine is one of two identical engines built for the city, both feature clean-cabs which keeps contaminants …
La Junta Outbuilding Fire At approximately 21:19 on February 13th, 2020 La Junta Fire Department and Cheraw Rural Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Hwy. 266 & Rd. 29. Upon arrival crews found a shed/outbuilding fully engulfed. Quick attack knocked the fire down quickly. Fire was contained to the shed/outbuilding. Unfortunately three farm animals perished in the fire. …